The Brookhaven leader., 1887-01-13
SOUTHERN GLEANINGS.


The judges of twenty-onc counties in
the drought afl icted region Of Texas met
at Albany few days ago and issued an
appeal to the country at large for 100000
with which to relieve thirty thousand des-
titute p ersons.
II is understood Senator Brown. of
Georgia, will occupy his scat in the Sen
ate about the middle of the month, and
will make speech in favor of woman's
suffrage, after which he will resign The
ostensible reason for retiring is that he
suffers greatly from asthma, and his ply
sicians warns him against the W aShingtOn
winter climate and cxertion of senatorial
duty. The real reason, however, is alleged
by some to be the Senator's feeling that he
has been slighted in the matter of patron
age. Among the leading candidates for
the seat are Governor Gordon, Congress-
man Crisp, General Lawton, Hon. j. G. &.
Black and N. j. Hammond.
Louis Nadin. a Frenchman, residing in
Mobile, Ala, made the startling and un-
expected discovery few days ago that he
had been robbed as long ago as the Both of
November of about $1,000 in money and
bonds by bold and successful confidence
game Some time in the latter part of
November Nadin made the acquaintance
of fellow cOuntryman lately arrived, and
the new acquaintance introduced him to
third Frenchman. The three became very
intimate. In the course of time they sue
ceeded in inducing Nadin TO display his
wealth by first showing him the large
amount of securities and gold which they
possessed. One of them had his posses
sions in box in his hotel, and Nadin in
sisted on going with him to remove it to
safe place. AS the box was opened and its
gold and bonds displayed, Nadin was called
from the room, leaving his own money be-
hind. When he returned his friend told
him that he had put his (Nadin's) treas
ures in his own box, which he turned over
to the Mobile man for safe keeping. Nadln
never suspected anything wrong until re-
Gently, when he broke open his friends
box and found that there was nothing in it
but number of newspapers and lot OF
lead The police have been notified.
A citizen of Montgomery, Ala, has been
in the city jail fifteen years for drunken
ness. He is thirty years old.
William Burklett, ferryman on the Oc-
mulgee river in Georgia, was paralyzed
recently Immediately after cursing his
Creator.
James r. Randall, of the Augusta (Ga.)
Chronicle has been designated to receive
subscriptions for monument to the late
Paul II. Hayne.
The Central Sugar-house and refinery on
General Adolph Meyers Cora plantation,
in Iberville Parish, La, was destroyed by
fire few days ago; loss, 100000.
In Athens, Ga, few days ago uni
versity student became suddenly blind
while reciting a selection at a literary en-
tertainment. She is now receiving treat
ment in Cincinnati.
FIVE hundred negroes passed through
Atlanta, Ga, a few days ago on their way
from their homes in South and North Car
olina to Alabama, where they expected to
find employment as railroad laborers.
The sugar house on F. B. Fieltas' Cor
rome plantation, at st. Bernard, La, was
destroyed by fire a few days ago. Loss,
SIS, 900; covered by insurance.
The first annual meeting Of the Missis-
slppi Bar association was held at Jackson
a few days ago. The association numbers
about eighty-three members, forty being
present.
Sam Withers, a dry goods clerk, at Pine
Bluff, Ark, shot negro in the neck few
days ago, infiicting a dangerous wound.
The negro was advancing on Withers, and
in his excitement, while trying to fire his
plStOl SnOC nllnSelI III Ine InlSl.
The residence of A. G. Strauss, at Lon
oke, Ark, was destroyed by fire few
days ago. 1t was the best dwelling in the
town, and the loss will reach $1,000. The
family and servants escaped in their night
clothes, and saved nothing Insurance on
building and furniture, 81, ZOO.
A professional hunter in Calcasieu Par
ish, La, reports that he killed in two days
,1F h1,pf oh fnI1r
hours each day, 226 snipe, 26 prairie hens,
and 81 ducks. He realizes quite hand
some sum from the sale of the game he
kills, the greater part of which he ships
to New Orleans. From sixty-six days
hunting last season he netted $511, clear OF
expenses.
Fire few days ago almost totally de
stroyed the stock of Preuser Il Wellen
voss, wholesale and retail dealers in hats
and caps at Louisville, KY. The stock or
hand was estimated at $25, 900; insured fol
$l4,690. Bergemann's photograph gallery
adjoining was damaged to the extent OF
about $4,000.
On Newsome's plantation, near Albany,
Ga, is field, still in cultivation, and Of
remarkable fertility for its age, that the
Indians cultivated when the pioneers
reached that section. In 1885 Mr.. New
some raised very successful crop OF
water-melons on the old field and cleared
something like 800 on it. Last spring 1t
was planted in cotton, and the weed now
standing indicates that the crop was bet
ter than an average of that county.
Arch Langford, farmer living few
miles east of Denison, Tex, who had been
in town a few days ago, drinking freely,
while en- route home late at night
on horseback was thrown from his horse
and so injured by the fall and the cold that
he died the next day. He was not fully
conscious after being found.
G.. c. Flora, of Campbellsville, KY, re-
Gently accomplished remarkable feat,
eating sixty quails in thirty consecutive
DAYS, and was still eating birds, which,
with a small quantity Of water was his
only diet, eating two each day. He has
them cooked in different ways, some
stewed, fried or fricasseed. John r. Davis
and W. o. Haskins put up $500 on the re-
suit. Haskins bet Flora could eat eighty
birds in forty days, while Davis bet that
he could not
In Tennille, Ca, few mornings since, }.
W. Gardner awoke before day and gave a
drink of whisky to his four-year-old boy,
the child being sick. Mr.. Gardner then
went to work, when the child again Sc
cured the jug and drank. When the mother
awoke she found the child dead with the
jug clasped to its breast.
The Tennessee Legislature is in session.
1t is told of Henry Grady, of the Atlanta
Constitution, that he once published cltl-
zen's obituary on false report OF his
death The citizen called to protest that
he was alive. ''Can't correct it now"
said Grady, "but I'll ge t you in among the
births if you like"